Harmony Township & vicinity
Exploring the history of Harmony Township, PA and vicinity.
The Storer family is one of the earlier families to have settled in Harmony Township. Coming from Derbyshire, England, five children of George and Julia Storer’s eleven offspring came to America while their parents remained in England. Of the five that settled in and around Susquehanna and Bradford…
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Although there aren't any stones or markers that bear these names, old records show that these souls do rest in the Stevens Point Cemetery in Stevens Point, Pennsylvania. Unmarked Stevens Point Cemetery Burials
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View the Ianthus and Hannah Storer Walker gallery Researching family history is a bit like unraveling a big ball of tangled yarn….if you have patience and perseverance, you might end up with enough yarn to make a nice sweater but if you give up too easily and cut…
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The Stevens Point Cemetery lies within the boundaries of the little village of Stevens Point, PA. It is an old cemetery with some of the earliest stones dating in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s, some of the stones are still crisp and legible while others have been…
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For several years throughout the 1930’s and the 1940’s, the men and women of the Stevens Point Methodist Episcopal Church held a social gathering called “Old Home Day” in the adjacent community hall. This huge undertaking involved days of cooking, baking and organization in the hall to accommodate…
Read full post: Old Home Days At the Stevens Point Methodist Episcopal Church and Community Hall →These documents were typical of quarry transactions of the period. Walter Glover Quarry Receipts Pennsylvania Blue Stone Company Putnam and Whipple Stone Company
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This picture is of the Hobbs Quarry in Stevens Point. This quarry was located past our grandfather’s farm (Ray Rockwell) on what is now called, “Rockwell Road” . The original picture is a black and white 4” X 8” print pasted on heavy gray cardstock. No names are…
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